ALIEN II

[Scott Stewart]

In article <7...@decwrl.UUCP>, boya...@akov68.DEC (JERRY BOYAJIAN) writes:
>
> I missed the original posting about ALIEN II that started this, but...
>
> ALIEN was directed by Ridley Scott; he won't be directing ALIEN II. The last
> word I heard on ALIEN II was that it would be (co-?) written and directed by
> James Cameron, who performed those chores on THE TERMINATOR. I don't know if
> anyone's been cast, or when production is supposed to begin. The only thing
> I've heard about the plot is that Ripley makes it back to Earth and explains
> what happened to the Nostromo. Despite her warnings, the Company dispatches
> another ship to the planet where the Nostromo picked up the alien.
>
> --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Acton-Nagog, MA)
>

Why are they making Alien II? Will the story really offer us anymore
than the original. From all indications, it appears to be a sequel in
the 'Friday the 13th' tradition. Same story, different characters who
again get wasted by maniacal killer. I think I will avoid Alien II unless
it has something to offer in the way of story development. I'm tired of
cheap sequels whose sole purpose is to make money, and whose producers
don't care to put any work into making something different or creative.
These sequels are after the quick, easy bucks. I prefer to watch the
original, which at least had some artisitic purpose, not pure commercial-
ism.

Where's the art in Movies?

Scott A. Stewart
LMSC - Sunnyvale